Race Report- Greenfield Dragway, June 18

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Tuesday, 20 June 2017

It was a pretty short weekend of action at the dragway with only one day of competition complete. An unfavorable forecast brought out a lower than normal vehicle count for a typical June race. Unfortunately the opening round of the Atlantic Pro Tree Series could not be contested on Saturday but round one of the ADRA series and the second NSDRA point’s race were run on Sunday.

Sunday’s program featured 42 Super Pro, 19 Pro, 14 Sportsman, 9 Bike /Sled and 5 Junior Dragster entries. Here are Sunday’s eliminator results:

Super Pro:

Top Qualifier- John Croft, Blockhouse, NS, 10.479 on 10.47.

Semis:

John Croft, ’81 Capri, .053 RT, 10.481 on 10.52, bye

John Rankin, ’86 Aries, .017 RT, 10.903 on 10.90 def. Darryl Stewart, ’68 Beaumont, .038 RT, 9.743 on 9.73

Final:

John Rankin, .024 RT, 15.349 on 10.90 def. John Croft, -.024 foul, 10.472 on 10.48

Pro:

Top Qualifier- Jeremy Keans, Liverpool, NS, ’86 Camaro, 11.180 on 11.16

Semis:

Jeremy Keans, ’86 Camaro, .000 RT, 11.214 on 11.22 def. Jack Kierstead, ’76 Nova, -.029 foul, 11.679 on 11.68

Chad Cronin, ’86 Monte Carlo, .164 RT, 11.064 on 11.04, bye

Final:

Jeremy Keans, .096 RT, 11.206 on 11.20 def. Chad Cronin, .155 RT, 11.097 on 11.04

Sportsman:

Top Qualifier- Carl Leeman, Letang, NB, ’81 Camaro, 14.089 on 14.07

Semis:

Carl Leeman, ’81 Camaro, .124 RT, 14.093 on 14.08 def. Donnie Chambers, ’94 Ranger, .200 RT, 13.755 on 13.64

Jenna Rippey, ’02 Solara, .215 RT, 15.757 on 15.80 def. Rylie Green, ’15 Ram, -.050 foul, 14.827 on 15.10

Final:

Carl Leeman, .179 RT, 14.076 on 14.08 def. Jenna Rippey, .150 RT, 15.765 on 15.80

Bike/Sled:

Top Qualifier- Ricky Nauss, Mill Village, NS, ’06 Suzuki, 10.528 on 10.40

Semis:

Rickey Nauss Jr, ’05 Suzuki, .019 RT, 9.951 on 9.98 def. Glenn Frizzell, Arctic Cat, .028 RT, 10.466 on 10.50

David Coombs, ’04 Kawasaki, .244 RT, 10.199 on 10.30

Final:

David Coombs, .046 RT, 10.329 on 10.30 def. Rickey Nauss Jr, .066 RT, 9.942 on 9.92

Junior Dragster:

Top Qualifier- Kale Johnson, Milton, NS, JRD, 9.511 on 9.40

Semis:

Kale Johnson, JRD, .020 RT, 9.522 on 9.50 def. Elliot Sprague, JRD, -.015 foul, 11.639 on 11.51

Wyatt Rankin, JRD, .033 RT, 10.397 on 10.25, bye

Final:

Kale Johnson, .098 RT, 9.546 on 9.50 def. Wyatt Rankin, .236 RT, 10.387 on 10.35

Congratulations to all the winners!

Action picks up again July 7-9 with round three of the Greenfield drag racing series. See you then!

Race Results, May 27-28, 2017

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Monday, 29 May 2017

It was an overcast and cool weekend at the dragway but the first race is in the books! A total of 114 entries were out for the first event of the season, presented by Pro-Tech Roofing & Construction and Pettipas Family Automotive. Although Friday and early Saturday were a wash, time trials did get underway just after 1pm.

In Saturday gambler’s race action Benny Nieston from Millville picked-up the win in the Box category by defeating Windsor’s Vaughn Boone in the final. No Box saw Scott Underhill from Bedford take out Dan Nickerson from Lower Sackville in a battle of the Stock eliminator cars; while Wyatt Rankin from Mount Uniacke beat Lacey Weir of Kentville in Junior Dragster action.

Sunday’s program featured 32 Super Pro, 42 Pro, 17 Sportsman, 6 Bike /Sled and 3 Junior Dragster entries. Here are Sunday’s eliminator results:

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Junior Dragster Bonus Program

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Thursday, 11 May 2017

Cory Whynot Carpentry has stepped up to sponsor a new bonus program for the Junior Dragster Class. It is called the Double-Up prize, if a driver can win the Gamblers race on Saturday and the points meet on Sunday, then that driver will receive a $100 bonus award.

Some rules;

1) Only for the Junior Dragster class.

2) Must be at least 3 vehicles in competition each day for the bonus to be awarded.

3) If the Bonus is not won, then it rolls over until the next race weekend.

4) Any bonus monies not given out by the September race weekend will be awarded to the winning driver of the Junior Dragster class participating in the ADRA Team Race.